another lazy snow day

last night at the store i bought three of these doubleshots, in the hopes that today i would drink them all up and get shit done. there is something so motivating about coffee in a can--i think it might be the secret blend of caffeine and sugar, or else the small amount of cocaine in the bottom of the can. in any case, i've had two and still have very little to show for it. i'm hoping once i dive into can three i'll be up, up and away.

i did get some cooking done, which was pretty satisfying. since we're getting ready to move the emphasis has been on finding stuff in the cupboard and making it into dinner. well, i've been relying on that and take-out pizza. it amazes me what you can do with some cans, some frozen stuff, and some dried stuff, though. today i baked brown rice in the oven using this recipe, adding some chopped carrots to the mix. it turned out amazing: better than any brown rice i've ever had. (however, i would advise those of you living at higher altitudes, like myself, to add a bit more water, mine stuck a bit.) then i put some lentils and more chopped carrots in a pot on the stove, used some chicken stock hiding in the back of my cupboard, along with a little water, and slowly simmered that for about 45 minutes. then i added some partially thawed broccoli, a handful of cherry tomatoes, lots of spices (curry, tumeric, ginger, salt and pepper), and let it cook until the rice was done. yes, it is a very happy hippy meal, but it is also very tasty. lately if it's curried, i'll eat it. i wish i were better at making up my own curries, but i'll have to experiment with that more when we move and have a real pantry for me to fill up.

two more weeks in this apartment, then it's off to the new place. i'm looking forward to it, but not so much to the actual moving part. at this point a lot of my stuff is doomed, headed for the dump! the only stuff i'm moving is the important stuff, the stuff i can't live without. i'd like to start all clean and fresh, like i meant to when i moved here to start with. it's true i have a lot less now than i did then, but i could pare it down even further.

also, since my sister and i are fighting and she has my camera's battery charger there's a good chance all you'll be seeing for a while are stupid cameraphone photos. i asked her today to send me the charger, but depending on how much she hates me it might be a while. i was going to just buy a new one, but they are $40. i'll endure her wrath a bit longer before breaking down and buying one. having siblings is just so great!